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A. NONNENMANN. PIN..- Ar PL cAnoN men MAR. 24, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJuly 11,

Application'filedlvIarch 24,1919. SerialNo. 284,534.

To all whom a may concern:

Be it known that I, .llLDOLF NQNNEN). ANN, a citizen of Germany,residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pins, of which thefollow ing is a specification.

.This invention relates to hair pins, whether plain or ornamental, beingadapted also for application to ornamental combs or other devices orornaments which may be-worn in the hair.

The invention has for an object to pro vide a novel and simplifiedarrangement, whereby a hair pin, or otherdevice worn in the hair, may becaused to securelygrip the latter, while at the same time permitting ofthe easy insertion and removal thereof.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in whichthe.various novel features of the invention are more particularly set'forth.

Figure 1 is a front view of a hair pin constructed according to myinvention;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the manner in which the prongs may beseparated for insertion in, or removal from, the hair;

Figures 8,to 12 are similar views to Figure 1 showing difi'erentembodiments, both plain and ornamental, of the invention.

The prime feature of my invention, which is common to all themodifications shown in the drawings resides in the construction orarrangement of the hair pin or comb, or other hair devices, so thatprongs or legs are normally held in spring pressure engagement neartheir outer ends and may be readily separated by compressing their innerends.

In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings I show a plain hair pin formed asusual of a single length of wire which, however, is bent in a specialmanner to embody my invention therein.

As shown the wire is bent upon itself at a point equidistant from theopposite ends to form the reaches 2 which diverge outwardly from oneanother. Each portion of the wire is then bent forwardly as at 4:, thesereaches being substantially parallel to the reaches 2 so that theyincline inwardly and forwardly toward one another.

These portions 4- and 5 extend forwardly \oneaanother as will beapparent.

of the portions 2 into close relationto one another and at the pointwhen they are almost, orentirely, in contact the two halves of the wiremay he bowed out as at 6 and finally terminate in slightly divergingpoints 8, which may he in contact with each other at the points wherethey unite with the bowed parts 6, which latter constitute in effectenclosing loops adapted to grip the hair of the wearer.

The two prongs or legs of the pin may be readily separated for insertionin, or removal from, thehair by grasping the rear end and pressinginwardly thereon as indicated in ll igure 2, causing the two reaches 2to assume almore nearly parallelrelation to As it will he obviouslthatithe force necessary to compressthereaches 2 toward one anotherwill have practically no effect on'the parts 4: the latter will stillmaintain theiivparallel relationtothe former andinconsequence will beseparated at theirforward endsns shown in Figure 2. The pin may thenbeinserted in, or vithdrawn from, the hair without any tendency towardpulling the latter, and when the hand is removed after insertion of thepin in place, the prongs will close in on each other with a yielding.pressure and hold the pin in place.

In Figure 3 I have shown a slightly modified form of plain hair pinembodying the invention. This form of hair pin, which may convenientlybe made of celluloid or the like, comprises the diverging centralportions 2 and parallel outside portions l which latter in this case isof approximately equal length to the portions 2 and are continued in thedouble loops 6 and closely adjacent points 8.

In Figure 4- I have shown a pin having ornamental linger pieces 10secured thereto at the point where the diverging central reaches 2" arebent to form forwardly extending reaches 4P which latter in thisinstance are parallel to each other and terminate in converging points8".

The modification shown in Figure 5 comprises the parts 2, 4, 8 and 10similar to the corresponding parts in Figure lbut having a loopedportion. 6 formed therein.

In the modification shown in Figure 6 the parts 2, 4 8 and 10 areprovided which correspond to the similar parts shown in Figure 1-differing somewhat in shape only.

In the modification shown in Figure 7, I

provide the parts 2 4 8 and 10. corresponding to similar parts alreadydescribed but provide projecting prongs 2 on the parts 2 In themodlfication shown 111 F lgure' 8, instead of a single centralcompression portion I provide a pair of V-shaped compres-- apparent thatthese ornamental finger pieces 10 may be omitted.

I11 Figure 9 I show a plain pin having the portions 2 4 and 8 betweenwhich latter are provided the convolutions 12.

In Figure 10 I show substantially the same hair pin comprising the parts2, 4*,

12 and S With the addition of the finger pieces 10 In the modificationshown in Figure 11', a comb-like embodiment is presented in which thetwo halves of the comb may be separated. In this case I provide a pairof central diverging members 2 which unite with a.plura1ity of prongs orteeth 4 the innermost ones of which are in contact or in closeadjacence, ornamental finger pieces 10 be-- ing provided.

Figure 12 shows the invention embodied in a comb of the type commonlyworn in the hair, and comprising a body 15 and teeth 16. In this casethe outer teeth are bent backwardly and outwardly as at Z -and thenforwardly and inwardly as at 4" into close relation to the adjacent'teeth, these portions 4" being sprung outwardly in the manneralready set forth.

Having thus described my invention and set forth the manner of itsconstruction, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent is A hair pin constructed of a single length of material andcomprising a pair of converging inclined legs, having contact with eachother at their extremities a pair of V shaped portions projectinginwardly from the top of the pin towards said extremities, the outerlegs ofthe, V shaped portions being parallel with the converging legs,an inverted V shaped portion provided intermediate of the pair of Vshaped portions, said inverted portion forming a spring tohold theextremities of the legs resiliently in contact and projections extendingfrom the junction of the converging legs. and the pair of V shapedportions, adapted to be grasped to compress the inverted intermediatespring portion to open the extremities of the converging legs.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. I

ADOLF NONNENMANN.

